Valve system for closing bottles, flasks, or like receptacles



Sept. 19, 1933. M. 1. 0. DE SAETTONE VALVE SYSTEM FOR CLOSING BOTTLES,FLASKS OR LIKE RECEPTACLES Filed May 12, 1932 zwo-erri'ol': 0- d557527277),

Patented Sept. 19, 1933 'viinvnysrs'mrr Fort CLOSINGi BOT LES, FLASKS,oapnns REOEPTACLEIS Matilde lsabcl odell'de Saettone, Buenos Aires,

I Argentina l v j Application May 12,1932; Serial No. 610,920

' 3 Claims, 101. 215%19) My'present invention refers to'an improvedbottle closing means which prevents .thebottle, flask or like receptacleonce emptied frombeing filled up again, and particularly provides a 5new valvewhich is very satisfactory in this respect and renders fillingup the receptacle .quite. impossible after emptying the receptaclewithout damaging the valve. I w Thevalve system according to thisinvention, in comparison with those now. employed, is par:-

ticularly advantageous in so far as' it always works perfectly onaccount of its construction which does not permit the introduction of awire or like article with the intention of interfering with theoperation of the valve, nor does it permit that the entrance ofair to beobstructed and render thus impossible the pouring out of the liquid.Nevertheless, the present device is of relatively simple construc ztionv permitting aneasy applica tion of the valve and its manufacture atlowcost.

I My invention, further, comprises a valve system which in use is notrestricted to a special class of bottles "or flasks, but maybe appliedtoany kind of receptacle provided that the valve fits. into the neckthereof and that the latter'has anoutwardly extending neck as is usual,which permits the upper end of the valve body to be bent and compressedover the rim, so that the valve remains inseparably fixed within theneck oithe bottle.

j With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the,novel construction, arrangement'and formation of parts as will behereinafter. specially described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:-

Fig. I is a cross section of the device applied to the neck of a bottleaccording to my invention;

,;Fig. II is a perspective and partly sectional detail view of the upperfunnel or-cone shaped 616? 40 ment forming part oi the valve;

view of the valve; I I I I Fig. IV is a perspectiveand partly sectionaldetail view of the protector tube also forming part of thevalve; v

Fig. V is a transversal section through the seat of the valve along theline A B 0: Fig. I.

Corresponding and like parts are referred'to the following descriptionand indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same referencenumerals. I

I Specially describing the present embodiment of my i nvention, thenumeral l designates the neck of 'a' bottle having as usual a somewhatout wardly projecting rim 2. Into the neck of the bottle to a certaindistance from the'rim there Fig. III is a perspective and partlysectional is introduced a ring 3 of solid. material bination with afurther outer ring 4; of any suitable elastic material The combinedrings}; 4 constituting the seat or the valve is ,of such outer diameterthat J it may be introduced with difilculty intov the bottle neck 1 bycompressingjthe elastic part4, and even should: the neck becom e wider,it will be evident thatthe elastic material of the ring tends toexpand,thus,alw ays securing a tight fitting to the neck wallotthebottle or flask. Said combined-ring or seat 3, 4 conven iently willbe fixed within the bottle neck 1- at suflicient distance from the rim 2so, as to permit the insertion of the proper valve device, asillustre iThe lower part of the annular space left within theseat ,or combinedring ,3, 4 is divided V81: tically--.-intoa plurality oi-tubular cellsorcompartments 5, which may be. of circular, tria n gular or rectangularor any'other shape, pro vided thatv the central one 6 has the'form of atube the purposeof whichwill be-described.

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The valve consists of two funnels jorycone shaped elements '7 and 8.-.Theupperffunnel '7 comprises i an, elongated cylindrical part 9 adaptedtobe bent andicompressed over the rim 2 of the bottle neckv 1 so as toremain firmly secured thereto. Bothfunnels or cone shaped elements .7and 8 are provided witha-plurality of apertures 10 formed by horizontalnotches,;the

upper edges, of which togetherv with the adjacents parts of the wallsare somewhat turned inwardly or outwardly, respectively, or the iar-,

rangement is such, as shown, thatthe upper notch edges of the upperfunnelfland the lowerv edges of the notches of the lower funnel 8.both

are bent inwardly, so that the proper apertures 10 remain hiddenunderthe bent edges as illustrated in Fig; I. With sucha constructionit-is quite impossible to pass a wire or the like through the apertures10 :of the two funnels or cone shaped elements '7 and 8 withtheintention of 'in-;

terfering with; the operation ofthe valve. The smaller ends of the cone'shaped elements 7 and.

9 1 8 compriseelongated cylindrical parts 11 provided with screW threads by which they are Within the protector tube 12, theuppeiend ofwhich is closed, and the lowerfopen end having an outwardly projectingrim 14 is disposed the, receptacle.

'fixed in-its upper end to said tube 15. It is evident that whenreestablishing the vertical position :of the receptacle, said spring 17'tends to'exactly replace the, lid or cover 16 on the c I claim asnew,anddesire to secure by Letters ';'.Patent, is:

tube 15.

The lower end of the tube 15 which remains open is passed through thevalve 19- .sonasnto extend beyond the latterinto5theacentre 6 90f? theseat 3, 4, Whichthus serves'as guide-"for the tube 15 and thevalveiil-il'iiv or cover 16, the air is allowed to pass through theapertures 10 of the cone shaped elements 57 and Sinto the protectortube; 12 from its lower end a d then through the smaller tube 15 'intoThes'hape an dsize of the valve 19 coi ncide with the opening formed bythe. seat or com? bined ringsff3,f 4, and itsweight is so calculatedthat 'whe n "the bottle or flask ='i s' sufli'cientlyinclined, itmayfforcethe' valve out off the openin'g of the seat 3,1 4 and introduce*the tube -15 into the protectorftubei -12 to 'such an extent "as"-permittedfby a spring surrounding the tube '15 extending betweenthevalve 19 and the rim =14 rthet eia' -'The' operation oftlie=va1ve'isasiollowsf I When inclining the bottle, flask 'orlikejreceptacle to about 1 and more from itswertic'al position, the lidor cover 16 on -account of its weight, which is greater than theresistance of thefspi in'g I'Uwill open the tube 15,-'so that the air my freely enter as previously "described intoithesrecepta'cle. A t thesame time, the valve 19, also on account of "its weight, will 'leave theseat 3, permitting the liquid' to pass through part or all of thetubular cells 5 and to be poured out through the'apertures ofthe funnelsor cone sha p ed lemenfts kand '8; 1; 1

will fbe evident 'that'wh'en infiliningthe bottle oriiask from thevertical position to the horizontal ori'ly, the Iiqui'd will'not bepoured out, as both elements, the lid '1'6 and "the piston ,I9',onaccount o'f the fact that they are not 'yet moved by their properweight, stillare retained by the 'sprin gs' I 7 and 20, respectively. Inthe same *wa'y, wh'en 'be'ginnin'g' to reestablish thevertical' positionfrom an inclination of 1'and reaching the horizontal line, atwhich-moment thegravity' of the lid 16 and thepiston '19 is compensated,the ":springs 17 and :20 will rimmediately 'force said elementsftoiclose the tube -1'5 and the' -aperture of the seat :3, 4,'respectively; "H hus' even :"in' horizontal position 'itxis practicallyimpossible "to "fill up the receptacle provided with n valve accordingto my invention.

With re'ier'enbe to the assembling of the present devicepit mayibe'irepeated'ithat 'thexseat or oombined r-ing 93;4 is' introducedintoithe-bottle neck 7 let a suifi'cient :distance from the "rim12;.so-as to enable; the iinsertion of the proper valve device tosuchextentythatthe valve .19 exactly fits into the aperture formedibytheiseat or combined ring 3,

in order to prevent When out of use the entrance of dust or the like. Asthe whole valve system forms a unit, there are no further manipulationsnecessary for the assembling of the device, and-it is evident thatprovided the size of the valve coincides with that of, the bottle orflask, the same maybe applied to any likezreceptacle without be ingspecially manufactured for this-purpose.

, Having thus fully described my invention, what 1. Inla valve systemfor closing bottles, flasks -or-..like.reeeptacles,the combination witha valve seat or ring of solid material Within a further ringer anyisuitable zelastic material, a plurality From the aforesaid, it will beevident that when inclining the bottle and thus removing-the lid,

t if tubular cells or compartments Within the lower part ofnsaidseatlor, combined ring fixed within the bottle neck, a valve fittinginto the seat above f the cells,- a small tube passed through said valveinto thecentral cell, or compartment. of coincidingtshape and extendingvvith its upper 'endainto a protector 'tube', a removable lid or cover.of predetermined weight closing the upper end of "said small tub-e aspring surrounding- 'the latter between the: valve andft'hepro tectortube;fthe -upper;-end of which is closed, while the lower endgated'cylindrical part 'to begbent and compressed overith'e' rim of the-neck and itdrece'ive'a cork or stopper as a' supplementary cl'osingmeans? for thebottle', flask or like receptacle. 1 l.

, ;2 In a valve system for-closing battles, "flasks or like receptacles,'the combination with a valve seat or rin'g of solid material :within "afurther ring ofzany suitable elasticmaterial -a plurality of tubularcells or "compartments withinthe lowerpart'ofgsaid seator combined ringfixed within gthe bottle neck, a valve 'of predeterzriined weighty-asmall tube passed through said -;valve and extending with'its'upperendintoa protector 'tube, sairlvalvebeing adapted to spontaneouslyopen'theseat on-accourit of its weight, when Sumf c'i'ently'incliningthe bottle, and to return' to "its closing posit-ion under the action ofafspringprojvided-onsai'd small tube between -the1valve and theprotector tube, the upper end ofy s'aid "small tube-being closed bya"-removabl elid or coverof predetermined weight toovercome-theresistance of a spring when inclining the bottle in order-toopen saidsmall tube for the -entrance =of-=air, said "spring'beingmounted yon a pin :prov'ided iii-said lid and connected withthe upperrim of the-small tube, 'andfbeing adapted to 'exactlyreplace' the lid on'the tube when 'reestablishing the-verticalioosi tion of thebottle-"saidprotector '--tube 'fhaving mounted in its center part twofunnels- 01" cone shaped elements, the walls of which are ;prov;idedwith-a plurality-of hidden apertures and one of part to be bent, andcompressedover'therimofggm the neckand to receive acork :or stopper asasupplementary'closin'g meansfor the bottle, flask or Iikereceptacle. 1y

a 3. In a valve system for closing "bottles, lflasks orlike receptacles,the combination witha -wily/c1 15 seat orcnmbinedringfixedwithinltheneckcof a bottle,apluralityof tubular-censor compartments Yofa convenient shape, a valve-fitting into-theseat above saidcells, asmall tubepassed through .said

Lvalvfe into the central =-ce1l:serving as guide-tor said tube incombination with the valve in its reciprocating movement of opening andclosing the seat, a protector tube for said small tube, held in positionby its connection with two funnels of cone shaped elements; the walls ofwhich are proadjacent parts of the walls inwardly; said upper funnel orcone shaped element having an elongated cylindrical part destined to bebent and compressed over the rim of the bottle neck, so-that it remainsinseparably fixed thereto, said elongatedpart being adapted to receive acork or stopper as a supplementary closing means for the bottle, flaskor like receptacle.

MATILDE ISABEL ODELL DE SAETTONE.

